Full Text of SR0698 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Allie J. "Jay" Meyers of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on February 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was born on January 14, 1924 in | 6 | | Louisiana, Missouri; his parents were Rudolph and Alice (nee | 7 | | Pitzer) Meyers; he married Gloria Gibbs-Chambers on September | 8 | | 1, 1967; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers served his country as a member of the | 10 | | United States Coast Guard during World War II, serving on the | 11 | | USS Ricketts; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was employed as an operating engineer | 13 | | at the former Moline Consumers for many years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was a devoted fan of the St. Louis | 15 | | Cardinals; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was preceded in death by his parents; | 17 | | a son, Pat; and 5 siblings, Everett, Clay, Lorene, Mildred, and | 18 | | Charles; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers is survived by his devoted wife of 47 |
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| 1 | | years, Gloria; 5 children, Joe, Mike, Susie, Kathy, and Teri; | 2 | | his many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and | 3 | | great-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Nellie and Mary; and his | 4 | | many nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Tom; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 8 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Allie J. "Jay" Meyers; | 9 | | and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Allie Meyers as an expression of our | 12 | | sympathy.
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